We can build a picture of your fertility and give you support and advice to improve your chances of conceiving.

MSI fertility counselling and testing is for anyone who is thinking about having children in the future and wants to make sure they’re in the best health. Or for anyone who is worried about how long it’s taking to get pregnant.

We recommend that you and your partner attend an appointment together. To find out more about your fertility, we’ll start by talking through your medical history, which will give us all sorts of clues about your health.  

We’ll ask you both about a range of things, such as how long you’ve been trying for a baby, whether you have any existing health conditions and about your lifestyle, including whether you smoke or drink alcohol.  There’s no need to feel embarrassed discussing your sex life, our team are really experienced in talking to patients and can put you at ease.

Depending on what we discover when we run through your medical history or during a physical exam, we may recommend you go for further tests, such as hormonal profiling, semen analysis or an ultrasound scan

Our team will also:

• identify any lifestyle changes that can benefit your fertility, such as weight loss

• advise you on your fertile days, when you’re most likely to get pregnant if you sex
• identify possible conditions that are impacting your fertility and refer you to a fertility specialist for further investigations and advanced fertility treatments

You’ll also receive a full report to take away, including helpful advice on how you can improve your chances of conception.

There are lots of reasons you might be experiencing infertility and sometimes it’s hard to find out exactly what they are.

However, in general terms, it is caused by problems with ovulation (the monthly release of an egg) in women and producing healthy sperm in men.

Possible reasons for infertility in women include:

• polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which leads to hormone imbalance
• thyroid problems
• damage, scarring or blockages in the fallopian tubes
• endometriosis
• fibroids, which are non-cancerous growths in the womb (uterus)

For men they include:

• hormonal problems such as hypogonadism, which leads to low levels of testosterone
• infections or damage to the testicles
• blockages affecting the tubes that carry sperm
• ejaculation problems such as erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation

There are certain health conditions that affect both men and women and can lead to infertility, such sexually transmitted infections (STIs) , as well as certain types of medicines. Other wider risk factors include being overweight, smoking and taking illegal drugs, excess alcohol intake and your age – fertility declines as we get older.  

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